Two years ago, Steve McClain (Head Coach – University of Illinois at Chicago) violated the state’s Ethics Act when he received $2,500 from a Chicago company that sells software to UIC and other colleges. The Ethics Act prohibits state employees from taking gifts from vendors.
This finding (HERE)— which got very little, if any, public attention — came earlier this year from the Governor’s Office of the Executive Inspector General.
What was the money for? That depends whom you ask.
More from the Chicago Sun Times HERE.
